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It was a great day of Olympic hockey for Canada, Finland, Sweden and the United States.

Russia, not so much.

While the first four are moving on to the semifinal games, Russia is done. No medal. At home.

If you can imagine what it would be like if Canada had been eliminated in the quarterfinals in Vancouver 2010, that’s what The Motherland is going through now after a shocking 3-1 loss to the Finns.

“I don’t think everybody realized what happened yet,” said Oilers goalie Ilya Bryzgalov. “It was a big game for us. It’s our national game, the same as for you guys, Canadians. And it was the home Olympic Games; everybody wants to see the team win the gold, or at least get a medal.

“But as you can see, the Canadians had a tough time beating the Latvians, it’s tough and very competitive hockey right now.

“When I turned the TV on and saw the score, 3-1, I was a little surprised. I expected a little different result. But Finland is a great team, very disciplined and Team Russia always has a tough time playing against them. I don’t know what else to say.”

Finnish defenceman Jesse Joensuu saw the upset from the other side of the ice and called it a great moment in his country’s Olympic history.

“It’s a huge thing to beat Russia, which is a powerful country in hockey and we’re just a little country,” he said. “It’s a proud moment for us. We take pride in hockey, it’s great.

Now they get their arch rivals in the semi.

“It’s a special game,” said Joensuu. “I think beating Sweden is even more important than beating Russia or Canada.”

As for the Canadians, World Junior hero Jordan Eberle was on the edge of his seat all morning.

“It just goes to show you how good all the other countries are getting. And when you put it on the big ice any team can beat anyone, it’s such a different game. But Canada found a way to win and that’s all they needed to do.”

It was a great day of Olympic hockey for Canada, Finland, Sweden and the United States.

Russia, not so much.

While the first four are moving on to the semifinal games, Russia is done. No medal. At home.

If you can imagine what it would be like if Canada had been eliminated in the quarterfinals in Vancouver 2010, that’s what The Motherland is going through now after a shocking 3-1 loss to the Finns.

“I don’t think everybody realized what happened yet,” said Oilers goalie Ilya Bryzgalov. “It was a big game for us. It’s our national game, the same as for you guys, Canadians. And it was the home Olympic Games; everybody wants to see the team win the gold, or at least get a medal.

“But as you can see, the Canadians had a tough time beating the Latvians, it’s tough and very competitive hockey right now.

“When I turned the TV on and saw the score, 3-1, I was a little surprised. I expected a little different result. But Finland is a great team, very disci